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Aged care costs can be exorbitant, but be careful before you lend money to your parents for it.

Thinking of lending your parents money for aged care? Check this first

When a parent moves into residential aged care, it’s common for adult children to want to help out financially. But they should think twice.

  • Rachel Lane

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Mithrani/Mithra De Abrew Mahadeva.

Dementia is Australia’s leading cause of death. It’s even harder for people like Mithrani

LGBTQ+ people with dementia and their carers can face unique challenges.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Katrina Evans was “appalled” her mother Madeline’s aged care home planned to charge her to see her own daughter play piano.

The NSW aged care home charging residents $15 to watch volunteer musicians

The way additional services are calculated in aged care is under scrutiny, as the minister says charging for volunteer performances “clearly falls short”.

  • Rachel Rasker
More aged care beds are urgently needed.

‘Time they don’t have’: Why Labor’s aged care fix fails vulnerable retirees

Senior Australians have been waiting for a change in policy to help them access the care they need. The federal budget will take them halfway there.

  • Rachel Lane
Kerry Milligan, 72, said death is the most inevitable thing about life but most people don’t plan for it.

‘Don’t wait til 2am in a hospital corridor’: The five questions every adult needs to ask their parents

Kerry Milligan can joke about death. These questions stumped her in the best way.

  • Kate Aubusson
Clare Nowland was Tasered inside Yallambee Lodge in Cooma in May 2023.

Colleague of officer who fatally Tasered 95-year-old says use was not justified

A three-day inquest is examining the death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who was Tasered by police inside her Cooma nursing home three years ago.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
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Paying for your partners aged care costs could be a double-edged sword.

Paying for your partner’s aged care? Don’t make this $750,000 mistake

Increasingly, spouses are stepping in to fund aged care costs. But what starts as an act of generosity can become a financial and emotional minefield.

  • Rachel Lane
Susie Germano’s mother, Rosemarie, was barred from undergoing voluntary assisted dying in her aged care home last year.

Aged care homes deny terminally ill access to voluntary assisted dying

Victorians living in aged care are being stripped of their agency, doctors say, claiming facilities are unlawfully blocking access to the scheme.

  • Henrietta Cook
Health Minister Mark Butler is turning his attention to failures in the aged care sector.

‘Out of control’ specialist fees will be Labor’s next health priority

Health Minister Mark Butler intends to “test the boundaries” of what is legally possible to bring down specialists fees.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
Premier Chris Minns warned it’s not all “rosy” in the state’s hospital system.

Health cuts in ‘darkened rooms in Canberra’ will impact Sydney hospitals

The premier has warned the Albanese government the state’s hospital system is heaving and cuts to private health rebates will only make it worse.

  • Jessica McSweeney, Mary Ward and Michael McGowan